RARE CELTIC IRON AND BRONZE SWORD WITH SCABBARD

拍品描述

Ca. 600 - 500 BC. An iron and bronze sword with a long, tapering iron blade, fitted with a bronze scabbard with a flaring chape. The hilt has a short, ribbed grip and a bifurcated pommel, each arm terminating in a disc. For similar see: S. Moscati, I Celti, Bompiani, 1989, p. 84. Size: 760mm x 115mm; Weight: 990g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.

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